Improved oar-brake



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Be it known that IWILLIAM T. BATTY, of Canton, in the county of Stark, and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Self-Acting Car-]3rakes; andI do hereby declare that th'e following is a full,

clear, and exact description of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, of which drawings- Figure 1 is a side View of abox-car with my improved brake attached, the Wheels and boxes'on the side toward the observer being taken ofi', to show more clearly the arrangement.

Figure 2 is a plan of the same, seen from below the car.

Figures 3 are side view and plan of coupling or draw-bar, audits attachment.

Figures 4 are side and end view` and lplan of rsupporter forhnuchle-joint on the draw-bar.

The nature of my invention consists in the peculiar arrangement of'a knuokle-joint at the end ofthe coupling or draw-bar, which acts, in connection with the brake-lever, to form a solf-acting brake, whenever the engine is slaeked up, so as to cause the coupling-heads to come together, or when, from any cause, the ears are brought up together,l so as to bring said couplingfheads together, said knuckle-joint being held in working position, -so as -to make la self-acting brake by a supporter, which supporter is arranged on axes, so as to have a partial rotation, and when let down',` so as to let the knuckle-joint fall out of its working position, allows the brake to be operatedin the ordinary manner. I

` The peculiar utility of this invention, as'idefrom its'simplicity and cheapness, lies in the fact that it can be used either as an automatic b fake,'or an ordinary brake, or both, by a single change, which is very easily and quickly eil'ected, which feature is very advantageous in backing-a train, or moving`a single car on the main track, or on switcbes.

To enable others skilled in theart to makeand use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction und operation.

X represents the calkbody, which is supported by Wheels 'A A, arranged on axes, and attached to the car' body in an ordinary manner.

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B BB are the brake-blocks, hung on links d d 0l d, and connected by the brake-bars C' C. The hing iron Gr is attached to brake-bar C, and hasv the brake-lever Hattached to it, as shown. The rods E and D, with Y lswivel-joint F, connectthe brake-bar'C and brake-lever H, as shown, the screw-swivel,joint- F serving to regulate the intensity of the action .ofthe brakes.

The coupling orodraw-bnr K is arranged inhangers `e f, which are attached tocarbody X, as shown, and is free to slide in said hangers, being prevented from pulling out by a pin, g', arranged in connection with hangerf, as shown.

A spring, N, is arranged in the coupling-bar, as shown, and presses against theliiattened bolt M, which moves in slots in the sides of said coupling-box, and presses against the hanger e, thus serving to keep the coupling-bar K always pressed out. vAit the rear end of coupling-bar K is -hungthev knuckle-joint O, having the bolt a as its axis. a l

The supporter P has the two axes b and e, which are arranged in hangers or boxes, Q,A Q, as shown;- I the axis c is arranged'the crank R, and to this crankis attached the chain'S, which passes over the pulley T,

arranged as shown, and nptothe iron, W, which works in the iron, V, fastened either to the platform or top of the car, as is most convenient. Y

It is readily seen that when the iron, W, is in the position shown, the supporter P will-be held up, andmill holdup the hnuckle-joint'Q, in` the'proper position to act on, the brake-lever but that if the iron, W, bel dropped through the hole m in iron, V, from the notch t to the notch t, the chain or cord S, being slacke ened, the supporter P and knuckle-joint O will i:`all,by their own weight, into the position shown by dotted lines, and that when iu such position, the pushing back of the couplingfbar K will not cause any action of the brak e-lever fH.

A. lever, I, is attached by bolt n to the car-body X, and has one end attached to brake-lever H, and the other, by chain J, to the ordinary brake-rod, U, by means of which the brakes are'operated on as ordinary car-brakes.` I v Bumpers, L L, of any suitable form, are arranged in the ordinary manner, to prevent the cars fromcoming too close together.

It is readily seen, from the foregoing description, that when a train of cars is provided with this brake, as soon' as the locomotive and tender slacken their speed,`the `balance of the train willf come forward and together, and thus all the brakes will be applied to stop the train, and as soon as the engine is started, and the train drawn out, the brakes will all be loosened; and also, that in case the self-acting mechanism is not wanted for use, the irons W, at the end of each car where said mechanism is'not wanted,are dropped down, and the brakes are operated by the wheel on brake-rod U, in the ordinary manner. i

I do not claim, as my invention, any part of car-bodyX, or thewheels A. A, or any of their attachments, 'or the draw-bar K, or brakes B C B, or brake-lever H, or rods E F D, or hangers Q Q e andf, or chain J, or brake-rod U, nor spring N or kbolt M, nor lever I or chain J; nor do I claim the use of the knuckle-joint() on the draw-bar K, taken separately from the supporter P; but I What I do claim. as my invention, and.desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The supporter P, with axes b and c, and crank R, when used in connection with `knuckle-joint O, suhstantially as and for the purpose herein shown. A

2. The peculiar arrangement and combination ofthe crank R, chain YS, pulley T, iron, W, iron, V, and' car-body X, the several parts being arranged as and for the purposes herein specied.

3. The peculiar arrangement and combination of the draw-bar K, knuckle-joint O, supporter P, and brakelever H, the several parts being arranged and combined substantially as and for the purpose specified.

As evidence that I claim this as my invention, I have hereunto set my hand, in presence of two witnesses,

this 26th day of December, 1867. v e W. T. BATTY.

Witnesses:

Jon ABBOTT, E. N. Bansonr. 

